HAPPY HOUR AT EXTRA VIRGIN

MONDAY – FRIDAY FROM 4 PM – 6 PM

Dine in only. Not valid on carryout.
Enjoy Lower Priced Tapas
$2.00 off all cocktails & wines by the glass

KICK HUNGER CHALLENGE

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – TAST OF THE NFL

Team up with the Kick Hunger Challenge and thousands of other football fans across the country to defeat hunger! It’s a great way to show support for the Kansas City Chiefs and become champions for hunger relief. 100% of donations to the Kansas City Chiefs team page will be distributed to Harvesters – The Community Food Network.

Extra Virgin is a…

FULL TAPAS, WINE & COCKTAILS

OUR STORY

MICHAEL SMITH

…His mother, a restaurant manager, familiarized him with the daily grind of the kitchen — from peeling potatoes and shrimp to cleaning bathrooms and washing dishes — as the family moved from town to town after Michael’s birth in Gettysburg, South Dakota. After earning a degree in Psychology at the University of Southern Colorado, Michael began work at Chateau Pyrenees, a French restaurant in Denver, where he studied under Jean-Pierre Lelievre and, later Georges Mavrothalassitis. In 1985, he traveled to the South of France to cook and while in Nice and Cassis he discovered the traditional European approach of artisinal products made from the freshest local ingredients. Fueled by this resonating impression, Michael returned to Chicago in 1987 to work as Sous Chef at Charlie Trotter’s. Not satisfied with his European training, he returned to Nice, France in 1989 to be the Executive Chef at L’Albion. Upon his return to Chicago in 1991, he worked as Co-Chef at Carlos’ in Highland Park and then Executive Chef at Gordon until 1994.